Our Legal 500 Tier 1 ranked Competition team offers clear, commercial and strategic advice to:
Protect your business when the stakes are high through support with competition compliance, dawn raids, investigations and litigation
Support your growth through effective merger control and NSIA support on mergers and acquisitions
We also offer expert specialist advice on public procurement law and subsidy control.
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Legal 500, 2027
As an organisation that has to constantly monitor our activities for potential breaches of competition law, we have found it very refreshing to receive advice that is to the point and always unequivocal. Receiving advice from Weightmans makes it easy to carry on business as usual. Have a look at the scores below to see how impressed we are.
Legal 500, 2026
Weightmans have been excellent when faced with complex and sophisticated matters, which under Procurement law happens frequently. Clients have often commented that Weightmans were very helpful in ensuring that they understand everything before making a decision on how to proceed and they have always been quick to respond.
Legal 500, 2026
Weightmans’ service levels and responsiveness has been excellent.
Legal 500, 2026
The team constantly have its finger on the pulse around any commercial developments and recent matters which may impact their advice. Knowing the market and any issues which may crop up (including best ways to deal with them) puts Weightmans ahead of the pack.
Legal 500, 2026
Who we have dealt with on the sale of our business have been exceptional they support you every step of the way, they always make themselves available to speak with you and fully support you in all areas to make sure it runs smoothly.
Legal 500, 2026
Superb collaboration between the teams making selling a business far more cohesive.
Legal 500, 2026
I have been impressed with all staff I have dealt with at Weightmans. Above all they are humans and treat other professionals and more importantly clients as individuals sharing their personal experience to guide clients through usually very tricky times.
Legal 500, 2026
Weightmans have been excellent when faced with complex and sophisticated matters. They have been helpful in ensuring that they understand everything before making a decision on how to proceed and they have always been quick to respond.
Legal 500 2025
Weightmans constantly have their finger on the pulse around any commercial developments and recent matters which may impact their advice. Knowing the market and any issues which may crop up (including best ways to deal with them) puts Weightmans ahead of the pack.
Legal 500 2025
The team at Weightmans offers pragmatic and commercially sound advice. They ensure the deal outcome meets the objectives of all parties. It's a commercially savvy and wise team.
Chambers and Partners 2025
They listened to our objectives, talked us through their advice and then translated it into clear actions. They were refreshingly clear and didn't over-complicate the process. Very helpful team with a commercial attitude which helps to get a deal done.
Legal 500 2025
They have a pragmatic approach to efficiently deal with any project, and the continuity of the team has been an important factor in the successes achieved of which they have played a major part. 'The quality of work, responsiveness, availability and a pragmatic approach to dealing with all aspects of corporate and commercial law are the main reasons we have enjoyed years of success with this team. We regard them as our number one choice on all transactions.
Legal 500 2024
Practical advice on day-to-day compliance questions, competition policies, training and risk assessments to help you identify issues early, manage risk and embed best practice.
Expert representation in CMA and European Commission investigations, including dawn raids, information requests, leniency applications, defence, settlements and appeals.
Prepare for a dawn raid with training, simulations and response protocols, backed by rapid on-site support across the UK and Ireland.
Pragmatic advice on UK and EU merger control, from early-stage multi-jurisdictional assessments to notification, investigations, remedies and clearance. We work closely with your deal team to keep transactions moving.
Clear advice on the NSIA, including risk assessments, mandatory and voluntary notifications, engagement with the Investment Security Unit and negotiating final orders.
Advice on the UK digital markets regime and EU Digital Markets Act, including regulatory investigations, strategic market status and gatekeeper obligations.
Helping consumer-facing businesses navigate the CMA's direct enforcement regime, through effective compliance training and representation in CMA investigations.
Strategic advice and representation in competition disputes, including challenges to CMA decisions, follow-on and standalone damages claims, including collective actions and other competition-related proceedings.
Our specialist Procurement team advises on and helps clients proactively manage the entire procurement processes to ensure compliance and remove risk of public procurement challenge. Our leading disputes specialists also advise on all types of procurement disputes, including challenges where they do arise.
We specialise in subsidy control advice under the new UK regime post-Brexit and advise on grant and loan funding, regeneration projects and contract procurement.
About Angela:
Angela is a Legal 500 ranked experienced competition law specialist. Angela has successfully represented clients in a number of competition law investigations conducted by the Competition and Markets Authority and the European Commission.
